“If I'm a dirty comic, it's because I'm talking about dirty things that exist in the world.”
— Lenny Bruce Modern

Provocative comedian

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Context

Performance, various shows

Date / Period

1960s

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/75730-a-lot-of-people-say-to-me-why-do-you

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